帝曰∶髭发黄赤者多热多气，白者少血少气，黑色者多血少气。美眉者太阳多
血，通髯极须者少阳多血，美须阳明多血，此其时然也。
岐伯曰∶上古之人，其知道者，法于阴阳，和于术数，饮食有节，起居有常，能妄
作劳，故能形与神俱，而尽终其天年，度百岁乃去。（甫谓∶果能如古人之知道，则不须
药，其髭发必能与形神俱而不衰白也。今人不能如古人，又不知资给之养，其不早岁堕
白者几希。愚见今人七情六欲内外交侵，若不袭方药以资之，鲜有能存其形神者也。必于
四八之年先备滋益之药，不待于既衰之后用之，亦是追及古人之十一也，较之自弃者，不
亦伟哉！此则所谓虽不尽其自然之天，是亦其次曲而存之者也。）
气血盛则髭发美，气血衰则髭发白，此必然之理也。人年三十之后，常服补肾滋阴之
药，保和气血，至老头须不白，信有验矣。用药于既衰之后，岂能及之乎？如凡事止于未动
之先，则易为矣。若于既去之后而欲挽复之者，鲜有及焉。
神仙六子丸、七珍至宝丹二药，皆滋阴之妙剂。人于须发未白之先制此二药，常常相
间吞服不息，必能益
寿乌须。若暂服不常，故难取效，知者审之。
神仙六子丸男子三十年后服此药，一岁二单制服不息，永不白须发。年四十之上或
有微白，及少年人焦黄不润，服此百日，自然漆黑，其效如神。
菟丝子（制如法） 金锭子 覆盆子 五味子 枸杞子 蛇床子（炒，各一两） 何
首乌（酒浸一宿，焙） 牛膝（同上） 地骨皮 熟地黄（酒浸。各三两） 舶上茴香（
盐炒） 川木瓜（各二两）
上十二味为细末，用浸兔丝酒澄清作糊为丸，梧桐子大。每服五十丸，空心食前
温酒送下。一方加人参、白术、茯苓，各加一两，尤有神效。服此大忌三白，失禁不效。
七珍至宝丹（又名七宝美髯丹。方见虚损门中。）
张天师草还丹久服轻身，如列子之乘虚，白发反黑。
地骨皮 生地黄（酒洗） 石菖蒲 川牛膝（酒洗） 远志 菟丝子（如法制）
等分为细末，炼蜜丸，梧桐子大。每服五十丸，空心酒下，不饮酒，盐汤下。制时
忌女人、鸡、犬。
（东垣）青丝散补虚，牢牙，黑髭发。
白芷 茯苓（各半两） 细辛 当归 川芎 甘草 甘松（各二钱） 升麻 旱莲草
地骨皮 生地黄 熟地黄 青盐 破故纸（各三钱） 寒水石 香附子（制） 何首乌（各二
钱半） 麝香（五分） 细茶末（二钱）
上为细末，仓日为始，背东面西擦牙，早不见日，晚不见灯，擦毕咽药漱津，涂须，
一月，白者反黑。忌三白。
二七丹大能黑髭发，其功无比。
琼玉膏补气血，黑髭发。
八珍汤久服乌须黑发。（三方并见虚损门。）
三青膏黑髭发有验。
生胡桃皮 生酸石榴皮 生柿子皮
上先将石榴剜去子，入丁香装满，称过分两，然后却将胡桃皮、柿子皮与石榴子、
丁香等分晒干，同为细末，用牛乳和匀，盛于锡瓶中，或瓷瓶中，封口埋于马粪内，十日
取出，将白线一条扯紧，点此药于中即走，至两头皆黑者是药中也，如不走不黑，再
埋马粪中数日。
三圣膏 治髭发脱落，能令再生。
黑附子 蔓荆子 柏子仁（各半两）
上为末，用乌鸡脂捣和，令干，以瓷瓶封口，百日取出，涂髭发脱落处，日二三次，五
日便生，自然牢壮。
巫灵散黑髭发极效。
五倍子（炒） 百药煎 胆矾 青胡桃皮 酸石榴皮 诃子 木瓜皮 猪牙皂角 何
首乌 细辛（各等分）
上为细末，炼蜜丸，如小钱大，常以木炭灰内焙养，勿得离灰。如要乌髭发时，用热
酒化开涂之，大能黑润。
五神还童丹（一名五精丸）
堪嗟髭发白如霜，要黑元来有妙方。不用擦牙并染造，都来五味配阴阳。赤石脂与川
椒等，辰砂一味最为良。茯神能养心中液，乳香分两要相当。枣肉为丸梧子大，空心酒下
十五双。十服之后君休摘，管教华发黑而光。兼能明目并延寿，老翁变作少年郎。
赤石脂 川椒 辰砂（飞） 茯神 乳香（各一两）
为末，枣肉杵丸，梧桐子大，空心酒下三十丸。
点白及黄发方
母丁香（为末） 和姜汁调如膏，每日拔去白，以银簪挑点根孔，再生即黑，有效。
又方，用黑桑椹和油核桃肉
捣成泥，点白，再出黑。
解炽发醒头膏
荆芥穗（二钱） 香油（半两） 柏子油（少许）
先以荆芥入油煎焦，再加地沥青少许，擦发顷时，梳之自开。
（北京）通用乌须方两京各处，乌发惟此方颇好、用之虽不至简至妙，然不坏须
伤肉，制得法者，可黑一月。
五倍子（要川中大者打如豆，大锅内炒黑色，白烟起时自然炒作一团，取起，裹湿青
布内踏成饼，以石压晒干收听用） 红铜花（用细红铜丝，炭火 ，醋中淬之，不拘遍次，
以化尽为度，去醋取铜花晒干） 皂矾（三分） 明矾（三分） 没石子（一分） 食盐（
二分） 砂（净，一分）
每次染时，旋配倍子末，以二钱为则，铜四分，余皆一二分，和匀，作一副，以烧酒
或煎浓茶，用瓷酒杯调如稀糊，坐汤中煮之，杯内绿色生面为好。先用皂角汤洗须净，拭
干，将药以掠柄涂上，以皮纸答湿包之。或以青布囊囊之，过夜，次早温水洗之。不润，
用胡桃油捻指润之，一连染两夜，其黑如漆，亦妙。
（《经验》）擦牙乌须方先期而擦者，永不再。
青盐（一斤） 嫩槐枝叶（五斤） 黑铅（四两） 没石子（尖者，七钱）
上用黑铅、青盐入锅同槐枝炒搅，俱以成灰，提起听用，将没石子研细末和入，用瓷
器盛之。每日早晚洗面毕，以药擦牙漱水，吐掌内，擦鬓，久久自然润黑。
牛胆散明目清心，壮精神，黑髭发，去风湿，补虚损。
何首乌 白茯苓 槐角子（各二两） 当归 生地黄（各一两）
为末，装入腊月黑牛胆内，挂于背日透风处，十日取出，晒干，研为末，酒调二钱。常
服之，发永不白。
二仙丹久服永黑。
何首乌 川牛膝（各一斤。制法，用黑豆蒸，但要换豆多蒸几次，是为妙法。）
（《类要》）乌须羊肝丸不独乌须，亦能明目。
黑羊肝（一具，竹刀切片，瓷盆晒，涂之以羊胆，晒干又涂，至三五十枚，愈多尤妙。
夏月用稀绢 之，免其蝇污，晒干听用） 熟地黄（六两，蒸） 当归（酒浸） 川芎
白芍药（酒炒） 何首乌（如法制） 旱莲草（如法蒸。各四两） 覆盆子（炒） 山茱萸
肉（各三两） 白茯苓（人乳浸，日晒夜露，候干用） 生地黄（酒浸一宿晒干，四两）
血余（壮年人，童男女及自己发为佳，多至一二斤，用皂角汤洗净，再用花椒汤洗，晒干，入砂
罐，炭火烧成灰，放地上三日，出去火毒，取下，净研三两）
上除血余不磨，以群药共为末，另用熟地十二两，酒煮浓汁二碗，作糊为丸，梧桐子
大。空心酒下八十丸，临睡酒下五十丸。极能乌须发，聪耳目，悦颜色。
洗发菊花散 治须发干燥，能令润泽。
干菊花（二两） 川芎 蔓荆子 干柏叶 桑白皮 香白芷 细辛 旱莲草（各一两）
上咀，每次二两，浆水三碗煎至二碗，去渣，洗发大妙。
丁砂散掠髭发。
大诃子（一个煨，去核） 母丁香 百药煎（一钱） 铁砂（少许，醋炒七次） 陈茶
叶（一撮）
上为极细末，水一碗熬数沸，不去滓，放在净瓷器内。每夜临卧，温浆水洗净髭发，拭
干，以药水掠之，次早温水洗净。百日后其发自黑，妇人用之尤好。用药时取新铁钉一枚
浸之，妙。
滋荣散长髭发不落。
生姜皮（焙干，一两） 人参（一两）
上为细末，用生姜一块切断蘸药，擦落处，自长，一日一次。
生地生姜汁治髭发黄赤，一染即黑。
生地黄 生姜（各半斤，洗净，石臼杵，绞取自然汁，留渣用）
上用不蛀皂角一条，去皮弦，蘸前药汁慢火炙黄，以汁完为度，却将前渣同入罐
内，火 存性为末，用铁器盛之。每用三钱，白汤一盏调匀，放三日，临睡时，将药涂髭
发，自然即黑。
五汁膏一染即黑。
鲜胡桃皮 鲜酸石榴皮 黑桑椹 旱莲草 鲜生地黄
上各及时取汁，瓷盆晒作饼，为末和合，用碱水调，少入明矾、食盐和如稀糊，染如
常法。
黄帝问道：胡须和头发颜色发黄发红的，说明体内热盛、气旺；颜色发白的，说明血少、气虚；颜色发黑的，说明血多、气少。眉毛美观的，是太阳经气血充盛；胡须浓密连及两颊且下巴胡须极盛的，是少阳经气血充盛；下巴胡须美观的，是阳明经气血充盛，这是由经络气血盛衰决定的自然规律。
岐伯说：上古时代的人，那些懂得养生之道的人，效法阴阳变化的规律，运用正确的养生方法，饮食有节制，起居有常规，不妄加劳倦，所以能够形体与精神协调统一，从而享尽天赋的自然寿命，活到一百岁才离开人世。（徐春甫按语：如果真能像古人那样懂得养生之道，就不需要服药，胡须头发必然能与形体和精神一样保持不衰白。现在的人不能像古人那样，又不懂得通过滋养来补充身体，那么不到老年就出现脱发白发的人太少了。我认为现代人受到七情六欲以及内外邪气的侵袭，如果不借助方药来资助调养，很少能保全形体和精神的。必须在四十岁左右预先准备滋补益精的药物，不要等到身体已经衰弱之后才使用，这也是追赶上古人养生的十分之一了，比起那些自暴自弃的人，难道不是伟大的吗！这就是所说的虽然不能完全顺应自然的寿命，但也算是退而求其次地保全生命的方法。）
气血旺盛则胡须头发美观，气血衰退则胡须头发变白，这是必然的道理。人在三十岁以后，经常服用补肾滋阴的药物，保养调和气血，到了老年胡须也不会变白，确实是有验证的。在身体已经衰弱之后才用药，怎么能赶得上呢？就像做任何事情都在它发生之前预防，就容易成功了。如果在事情已经发生之后想要挽回恢复，很少能成功的。
神仙六子丸、七珍至宝丹这两种药，都是滋阴的妙方。人在胡须头发还没有变白之前就制备这两种药，经常交替服用不停止，一定能益寿黑发。如果暂时服用而不坚持，所以很难见效，明智的人要仔细审察。
神仙六子丸男子三十岁以后服用此药，一年两次单服不停止，胡须头发永远不会变白。四十岁以上的人或许有些微白发，以及年轻人胡须焦黄不润泽，服用此药一百天，自然变得漆黑，效果如神。
菟丝子（依法炮制） 金樱子 覆盆子 五味子 枸杞子 蛇床子（炒，各一两） 何首乌（酒浸一夜，焙干） 牛膝（同上处理） 地骨皮 熟地黄（酒浸。各三两） 舶上茴香（盐炒） 川木瓜（各二两）
以上十二味药研成细末，用浸泡菟丝子的酒澄清后做成糊状作为丸剂，梧桐子大小。每次服用五十丸，空腹饭前用温酒送下。另一配方加入人参、白术、茯苓，各增加一两，更有神奇效果。服用此药大忌“三白”（指葱、蒜、韭等辛散之物），若房事不禁则无效。
七珍至宝丹（又名七宝美髯丹。方剂见虚损门中。）
张天师草还丹长期服用能使身体轻健，像列子乘风而行一样，白发反黑。
地骨皮 生地黄（酒洗） 石菖蒲 川牛膝（酒洗） 远志 菟丝子（依法炮制）
等分为细末，炼蜜为丸，梧桐子大小。每次服用五十丸，空腹用酒送下，不喝酒的人用盐汤送下。制作时忌讳妇女、鸡、狗接触。
（李东垣）青丝散补虚损，坚固牙齿，使胡须头发变黑。
白芷 茯苓（各半两） 细辛 当归 川芎 甘草 甘松（各二钱） 升麻 旱莲草 地骨皮 生地黄 熟地黄 青盐 破故纸（各三钱） 寒水石 香附子（炮制） 何首乌（各二钱半） 麝香（五分） 细茶末（二钱）
以上研成细末，从初一开始，背对东方面向西方刷牙，早晨不见太阳，晚上不见灯光，刷完咽下药液并漱口津液，涂抹胡须，一个月后，白色的胡须反黑。忌食“三白”。
二七丹能极大地使胡须头发变黑，功效无比。
琼玉膏补气血，使胡须头发变黑。
八珍汤长期服用可使胡须头发乌黑。（以上三方均见虚损门。）
三青膏使胡须头发变黑有疗效。
生胡桃皮 生酸石榴皮 生柿子皮
先将石榴挖去籽，装入丁香填满，称好分量，然后将胡桃皮、柿子皮与石榴籽、丁香等分晒干，一同研成细末，用牛奶拌匀，盛放在锡瓶或瓷瓶中，封口埋在马粪里，十天后取出，将一根白线拉紧，将此药点在中间就会渗透，直到两头都变黑说明药力已透入，如果不渗透不变黑，再埋入马粪中几天。
三圣膏 治疗胡须头发脱落，能让其再生。
黑附子 蔓荆子 柏子仁（各半两）
以上研成末，用乌鸡脂捣和均匀，使其干燥，用瓷瓶封口，一百天后取出，涂抹在胡须头发脱落处，每天二三次，五天就能长出，自然牢固强壮。
巫灵散使胡须头发变黑极有效。
五倍子（炒） 百药煎 胆矾 青胡桃皮 酸石榴皮 诃子 木瓜皮 猪牙皂角 何首乌 细辛（各等分）
以上研成细末，炼蜜为丸，如小铜钱大小，经常在木炭灰中焙养，不要离开灰。如果要使胡须头发乌黑，用热酒化开涂抹，能极大程度地使胡须头发乌黑润泽。
五神还童丹（一名五精丸）
可叹胡须头发白如霜，要想变黑原来有妙方。不用刷牙也不用染色，全靠五味药配合阴阳。赤石脂与川椒相等，辰砂一味最为良善。茯神能滋养心中津液，乳香的分量要相当。枣肉为丸梧桐子大小，空腹用酒送下十五双（三十丸）。十服之后你不要停止，保证让花白头发变黑而有光泽。兼能明目并延寿，老人变成少年郎。
赤石脂 川椒 辰砂（飞研） 茯神 乳香（各一两）
研成末，枣肉捣丸，梧桐子大小，空腹用酒送下三十丸。
点白及黄发方
母丁香（研成末） 和姜汁调成膏状，每天拔掉白发，用银簪挑点根部孔洞，再生长的头发就是黑色的，有效。
又一方，用黑桑椹和油核桃肉
捣成泥，点涂白发，再长出的头发就是黑色的。
解炽发醒头膏
荆芥穗（二钱） 香油（半两） 柏子油（少许）
先用荆芥放入油中煎至焦黄，再加少许地沥青，擦拭头发片刻，梳理自然开散。
（北京地区）通用乌须方两京各处，乌发只有这个方子颇好，使用虽不至于简单绝妙，但不伤须发不伤皮肤，制作得当者，可使胡须变黑一个月。
五倍子（要用四川大的打碎如豆粒，在大锅内炒至黑色，当白烟起时自然炒成一团，取出，裹在湿青布内踏成饼，用石头压晒干备用） 红铜花（用细红铜丝，在炭火中烧红，醋中淬火，不拘次数，以完全溶解为度，去掉醋取铜花晒干） 皂矾（三分） 明矾（三分） 没石子（一分） 食盐（二分） 铁砂（净，一分）
每次染发时，现配五倍子末，以二钱为标准，铜粉四分，其余都是一二分，混合均匀，做成一副，用烧酒或煎浓茶，用瓷酒杯调成稀糊状，坐在汤中煮，杯内产生绿色浮面为好。先用皂角汤洗净胡须，擦干，将药液用刷子涂上，用皮纸沾湿包裹。或者用青布袋包裹，过夜，第二天早上温水洗净。如果不润泽，用胡桃油捻手指润之，连续染两个夜晚，其黑如漆，也很好。
（《经验方》）擦牙乌须方提前擦牙者，永远不再变白。
青盐（一斤） 嫩槐枝叶（五斤） 黑铅（四两） 没石子（尖者，七钱）
上用黑铅、青盐入锅同槐枝炒搅，全部炒成灰，提起备用，将没石子研成细末混入，用瓷器盛放。每天早晚洗脸后，用药擦牙漱水，吐在手掌内，擦拭鬓角，久而久之自然润泽变黑。
牛胆散明目清心，壮精神，使胡须头发变黑，去除风湿，补虚损。
何首乌 白茯苓 槐角子（各二两） 当归 生地黄（各一两）
研成末，装入腊月黑牛胆内，挂在背阴通风处，十天后取出，晒干，研为末，酒调二钱。常服之，头发永不变白。
二仙丹长期服用永远乌黑。
何首乌 川牛膝（各一斤。制法，用黑豆蒸，但要换豆多次蒸煮，这是妙法。）
（《类要》）乌须羊肝丸不仅使胡须变黑，也能明目。
黑羊肝（一个，用竹刀切片，瓷盆晒，涂上羊胆汁，晒干再涂，直到涂三五十次，越多越好。夏天用薄绢遮盖，避免苍蝇污染，晒干备用） 熟地黄（六两，蒸） 当归（酒浸） 川芎 白芍药（酒炒） 何首乌（依法炮制） 旱莲草（依法蒸。各四两） 覆盆子（炒） 山茱萸肉（各三两） 白茯苓（人乳浸，日晒夜露，候干用） 生地黄（酒浸一夜晒干，四两） 血余（壮年人，童男女及自己的头发为佳，多至一二斤，用皂角汤洗净，再用花椒汤洗，晒干，入砂罐，炭火烧成灰，放地上三天，除去火毒，取下，净研三两）
以上除血余不磨，与其他药物共为末，另用熟地十二两，酒煮浓汁二碗，做糊为丸，梧桐子大小。空腹用酒送下八十丸，临睡前用酒送下五十丸。极能使胡须头发乌黑，聪耳目，悦颜色。
洗发菊花散 治疗须发干燥，能使润泽。
干菊花（二两） 川芎 蔓荆子 干柏叶 桑白皮 香白芷 细辛 旱莲草（各一两）
以上切碎，每次二两，浆水三碗煎至二碗，去渣，洗发效果极佳。
丁砂散梳理胡须头发。
大诃子（一个煨，去核） 母丁香 百药煎（一钱） 铁砂（少许，醋炒七次） 陈茶叶（一撮）
以上研成极细末，水一碗熬数沸，不去渣，放在干净瓷器内。每晚临睡，用温浆水洗净胡须头发，擦干，用药水梳理，第二天早上温水洗净。一百天后其头发变黑，妇人使用尤其好。用药时取新铁钉一枚浸泡其中，奇妙。
滋荣散促进胡须生长不落。
生姜皮（焙干，一两） 人参（一两）
以上研成细末，用生姜一块切断蘸药，擦拭脱落处，自然生长，一天一次。
生地生姜汁治疗胡须发黄发红，一染即黑。
生地黄 生姜（各半斤，洗净，石臼杵，绞取自然汁，留渣用）
上用不蛀皂角一条，去皮弦，蘸前药汁慢火炙黄，以汁干为度，却将前渣同入罐内，火存性为末，用铁器盛放。每次用三钱，白开水一盏调匀，放置三天，临睡时，将药涂在胡须头发上，自然立即变黑。
五汁膏一染即黑。
鲜胡桃皮 鲜酸石榴皮 黑桑椹 旱莲草 鲜生地黄
以上各及时取汁，瓷盆晒作饼，研末混合，用碱水调，少入明矾、食盐和成稀糊，按常规方法染色。
The Yellow Emperor asked: When the beard and hair are yellowish-red, it indicates excess heat and abundant Qi; when they are white, it indicates deficient Blood and Qi; when they are black, it indicates abundant Blood and relatively less Qi. Beautiful eyebrows indicate that the Taiyang (Greater Yang) channel has abundant Blood; a full beard extending to the cheeks and chin indicates that the Shaoyang (Lesser Yang) channel has abundant Blood; a beautiful chin beard indicates that the Yangming (Yang Brightness) channel has abundant Blood. This is determined by the natural laws of the channels.
Qibo said: In ancient times, those who understood the Way followed the principles of Yin and Yang, harmonized with proper health preservation techniques, regulated their diet, maintained regular daily routines, and avoided excessive exertion. Thus, they could maintain harmony between form and spirit, completing their natural lifespan and living to be over a hundred years old. (Xu Chunfu notes: If one truly understood the Way as the ancients did, medication would not be needed, and the beard and hair would naturally remain ungrayed alongside the vitality of form and spirit. Modern people fail to emulate the ancients and do not know how to nourish themselves; thus, few avoid premature graying and hair loss. I believe modern individuals are invaded by internal emotional disturbances and external pathogens. Without medicinal support, few can preserve their form and spirit. One should prepare nourishing medicines around the age of forty, rather than waiting until decline sets in. This allows one to recover a tenth of the vitality lost compared to the ancients, which is far superior to self-neglect. This represents preserving life through secondary means when the primary natural course cannot be fully followed.)
When Qi and Blood are abundant, the beard and hair are lustrous; when they decline, the beard and hair turn white. This is an inevitable principle. After the age of thirty, regularly taking Kidney-tonifying and Yin-nourishing medicines to preserve and harmonize Qi and Blood ensures that the beard remains ungrayed in old age, which has been verified. Using medicine only after decline has set in cannot achieve this. Prevention before onset is always easier. Attempting to reverse changes after they have occurred rarely succeeds.
Shenxian Liu Zi Wan (Immortal Six-Seed Pill) and Qizhen Zhibao Dan (Seven-Treasure Ultimate Treasure Pill) are both excellent formulas for nourishing Yin. Preparing these two pills before the beard and hair turn white and taking them alternately without interruption will surely promote longevity and darken the hair. Intermittent use yields little effect; the wise should exercise caution.
For men, Shenxian Liu Zi Wan taken after age thirty, twice a year continuously, prevents graying forever. For those over forty with slight graying, or young men with dry, yellowish hair, taking this pill for one hundred days naturally results in jet-black hair, with miraculous efficacy.
*Tu Si Zi* (Cuscutae Semen, prepared), *Jin Ding Zi* (Chrysanthemi Indici Flos - note: text likely refers to a specific preparation or synonym, often associated with Chrysanthemum or similar, but literally 'Gold Ingot'), *Fu Pen Zi* (Rubiae Fructus), *Wu Wei Zi* (Schisandrae Fructus), *Gou Qi Zi* (Lycii Fructus), *She Chuang Zi* (Cnidii Fructus, stir-fried), each 1 liang; *He Shou Wu* (Polygoni Multiflori Radix, soaked in wine overnight, dried); *Niu Xi* (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, same preparation); *Di Gu Pi* (Lycii Cortex); *Shu Di Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, soaked in wine), each 3 liang; *Bo Shang Hui Xiang* (Foeniculi Fructus, salt-stir-fried); *Chuan Mu Gua* (Chaenomelis Fructus), each 2 liang.
Grind the above twelve herbs into fine powder. Use clarified wine from soaking Tu Si Zi to make a paste for pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, warm wine administered before meals on an empty stomach. Another variation adds *Ren Shen* (Ginseng Radix), *Bai Zhu* (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and *Fu Ling* (Poria), each increased by 1 liang, yielding even more miraculous effects. Strictly avoid "Three Whites" (scallions, garlic, chives); sexual indulgence renders it ineffective.
Qizhen Zhibao Dan (also known as Qibao Meiran Dan). See the Deficiency Damage section for the formula.
Zhang Tianshi Caohuan Dan, taken long-term, lightens the body like Liezi riding the wind, turning white hair black.
*Di Gu Pi* (Lycii Cortex); *Sheng Di Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix, washed with wine); *Shi Chang Pu* (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma); *Chuan Niu Xi* (Cyathulae Radix, washed with wine); *Yuan Zhi* (Polygalae Radix); *Tu Si Zi* (Cuscutae Semen, prepared).
Equal parts ground into fine powder, refined honey used for pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, warm wine on an empty stomach; non-drinkers may use salt water. Avoid contact with women, chickens, and dogs during preparation.
(Li Dongyuan) Qingsi San tonifies deficiency, strengthens teeth, and darkens beard and hair.
*Bai Zhi* (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), *Fu Ling* (Poria), each half liang; *Xi Xin* (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), *Dang Gui* (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), *Chuan Xiong* (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), *Gan Cao* (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), *Gan Song* (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma), each 2 qian; *Sheng Ma* (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), *Han Lian Cao* (Ecliptae Herba), *Di Gu Pi* (Lycii Cortex), *Sheng Di Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix), *Shu Di Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), *Qing Yan* (Natrii Chloridum), *Po Gu Zhi* (Psoraleae Fructus), each 3 qian; *Han Shui Shi* (Halloysitum Rubrum), *Xiang Fu Zi* (Cyperi Rhizoma, processed), *He Shou Wu* (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), each 2.5 qian; *She Xiang* (Moschus), 5 fen; *Xi Cha Mo* (Fine Tea Powder), 2 qian.
Grind into fine powder. Starting from the first day of the month, brush teeth facing west with back to east, avoiding sunlight in the morning and lamplight at night. Swallow the medicine and saliva after brushing, apply to beard. Within one month, white hair turns black. Avoid "Three Whites."
Erqi Dan greatly darkens beard and hair, with unparalleled efficacy.
Qiongyu Gao tonifies Qi and Blood, darkening beard and hair.
Bazhen Tang (Eight-Treasure Decoction), taken long-term, darkens beard and hair. (All three formulas are found in the Deficiency Damage section.)
Sanqing Gao effectively darkens beard and hair.
Fresh Walnut Husk, Fresh Sour Pomegranate Peel, Fresh Persimmon Peel.
First, hollow out the pomegranate and fill it completely with cloves, weighing the components. Then, dry the walnut husks, persimmon peels, pomegranate seeds, and cloves in equal parts, grind into fine powder, mix with cow's milk, place in a tin or porcelain bottle, seal, and bury in horse manure for ten days. Remove, tighten a white thread, and dab the medicine onto the center. If the dye penetrates to both ends, it is effective. If not, bury for a few more days.
Sansheng Gao treats beard and hair loss, promoting regrowth.
Hei Fu Zi (Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix), Man Jing Zi (Vitalbae Fructus), Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen), each half liang.
Grind into powder, mix with fat from a black hen until dry, seal in a porcelain bottle, and leave for one hundred days. Apply to areas of hair loss two to three times daily; regrowth occurs naturally within five days, strong and firm.
Wuling San effectively darkens beard and hair.
Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis, stir-fried), Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis), Dan Fan (Vitriolum), Qing Hu Tao Pi (Green Walnut Husk), Suan Shi Liu Pi (Sour Pomegranate Peel), He Zi (Terminalia Chebulae Fructus), Mu Gua Pi (Chaenomelis Cortex), Zhu Ya Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Spina), He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), all in equal parts.
Grind into fine powder, make pills with refined honey the size of small coins. Keep baking in charcoal ash constantly. To darken beard and hair, dissolve in hot wine and apply; it greatly darkens and moistens.
Wushen Huitong Dan (also named Wujing Wan).
Alas, beard and hair white as frost, there is a wonderful method to make them black. No brushing or dyeing required, just five flavors balancing Yin and Yang. Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) and Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) in equal measure, Chen Sha (Cinnabaris) is the best. Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) nourishes heart fluids, Ru Xiang (Olibanum) dosage must be appropriate. Pills made with jujube flesh the size of paulownia seeds, take thirty (fifteen pairs) with warm wine on an empty stomach. After ten doses, do not stop; your gray hair will become black and shiny. It also brightens eyes and prolongs life, turning old men into youths.
Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Chen Sha (Cinnabaris, washed), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Ru Xiang (Olibanum), each 1 liang.
Grind into powder, make pills with jujube flesh the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with warm wine on an empty stomach.
Formula for Dyeing White and Yellow Hair
Mu Ding Xiang (Cloves, ground), mixed with ginger juice to form a paste. Pluck white hairs daily, pick the root hole with a silver needle, and apply the paste. Regrown hair will be black; effective.
Another formula: Black Mulberry Fruit and Oil Walnut Meat, mashed into a paste, applied to white hairs; regrown hair becomes black.
Jiechi Faxing Tou Gao
Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), 2 qian; Xiang You (Sesame Oil), half liang; Bai Zi You (Biota Seed Oil), a little.
Fry Jing Jie in oil until scorched, add a little asphalt, rub onto hair, comb to open naturally.
(Beijing) General Formula for Darkening Beard. In both capitals, this is a good formula for darkening hair. Though not extremely simple or subtle, it does not damage hair or skin. Properly prepared, it keeps hair black for a month.
Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis, large Sichuan variety, crushed like beans, stir-fried in a large pot until black; when white smoke rises, it clumps together. Remove, wrap in wet green cloth, tread into cakes, press with stone, dry). Hong Tong Hua (Red Copper Flowers: fine red copper wire heated in charcoal fire, quenched in vinegar repeatedly until dissolved; remove vinegar, dry copper flowers). Zao Fan (Melanteritum), 3 fen; Ming Fan (Alumen), 3 fen; Mei Shi Zi (Myrobalan), 1 fen; Shi Yan (Salt), 2 fen; Tie Sha (Iron Sand, purified), 1 fen.
Mix fresh Wu Bei Zi powder (2 qian standard), copper powder (4 fen), and others (1-2 fen) evenly. Make one batch. Mix with rice wine or strong tea in a porcelain cup to a thin paste. Boil the cup in water; a green film on top indicates readiness. Wash beard thoroughly with soap nut soup, dry. Apply medicine with a brush, wrap in wet leather paper or green cloth bag. Leave overnight, wash with warm water next morning. If not moist enough, rub with walnut oil. Dye for two consecutive nights for lacquer-black results.
(From "Experience Formulas") Tooth-brushing Formula for Darkening Beard. Those who brush beforehand never turn white again.
Qing Yan (Rock Salt), 1 jin; Nen Huai Zhi Ye (Young Locust Branches and Leaves), 5 jin; Hei Qian (Black Lead), 4 liang; Mei Shi Zi (Myrobalan, pointed ones), 7 qian.
Stir-fry black lead, rock salt, and locust branches together until ash. Collect, grind Mei Shi Zi into fine powder, mix, store in porcelain. After washing face morning and night, brush teeth with medicine, rinse with water, spit into palm, rub temples. Over time, hair naturally becomes moist and black.
Niudan San brightens eyes, clears heart, strengthens spirit, darkens beard and hair, dispels wind-dampness, and tonifies deficiency.
He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Huai Jiao Zi (Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus), each 2 liang; Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), each 1 liang.
Grind into powder, stuff into a black ox gallbladder collected in the twelfth lunar month. Hang in a cool, ventilated place for ten days, dry, grind to powder. Take 2 qian mixed with wine. Long-term use prevents graying.
Erxian Dan, long-term use keeps hair permanently black.
He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathulae Radix), each 1 jin. (Preparation: Steam with black soybeans, changing beans multiple times for best results.)
(From "Lei Yao") Wuxu Yanggan Wan not only darkens beard but also brightens eyes.
Black Sheep Liver (one piece, sliced with bamboo knife, dried in porcelain bowl, coated with sheep bile, dried again, repeat 30-50 times, more is better. Cover with thin silk in summer to prevent flies, dry). Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), 6 liang (steamed); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-soaked); Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, wine-fried); He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix, prepared); Han Lian Cao (Ecliptae Herba, steamed), each 4 liang; Fu Pen Zi (Rubiae Fructus, stir-fried); Shan Zhu Yu Rou (Corni Fructus), each 3 liang; Bai Fu Ling (Poria, soaked in human milk, sun-dried by day, dew-exposed by night, use when dry); Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, wine-soaked overnight, dried), 4 liang; Xue Yu (Hair from healthy adults, children, or self, 1-2 jin, washed with soap nut soup then pepper soup, dried, burned to ash in clay pot, placed on ground for 3 days to remove fire toxicity, finely ground), 3 liang.
Exclude Xue Yu from grinding. Grind other herbs together. Use 12 liang of Shu Di Huang boiled in wine to make a thick paste for pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 80 pills with warm wine on an empty stomach, 50 pills before bed. Effectively darkens beard and hair, sharpens hearing and vision, and improves complexion.
Faxing Juhua San treats dry beard and hair, restoring moisture.
Gan Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos), 2 liang; Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Man Jing Zi (Vitalbae Fructus), Gan Bai Ye (Biota Top), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Xiang Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Han Lian Cao (Ecliptae Herba), each 1 liang.
Coarsely crush. Take 2 liang per dose, decoct in sour water (3 bowls) until 2 bowls remain. Strain and wash hair; highly effective.
Dingsan San combs beard and hair.
Da He Zi (Terminalia Chebulae Fructus, one roasted, pitted); Mu Ding Xiang (Cloves); Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis), 1 qian; Tie Sha (Iron Sand, a little, stir-fried in vinegar seven times); Chen Cha Ye (Old Tea Leaves), a pinch.
Grind into ultra-fine powder. Decoct in one bowl of water for a few boils, do not strain. Store in clean porcelain. Every night before bed, wash beard/hair with warm sour water, dry, comb with medicine solution, wash with warm water next morning. After 100 days, hair turns black; especially good for women. Soak a new iron nail in the medicine for enhanced effect.
Zirong San promotes beard growth and prevents falling.
Sheng Jiang Pi (Dried Ginger Peel, baked), 1 liang; Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), 1 liang.
Grind into fine powder. Dip a cut piece of fresh ginger in powder, rub on bald spots. Growth occurs naturally, once daily.
Shengdi Shengjiang Zhi treats yellow/red beard and hair, turning black instantly upon application.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), each half jin. Wash, pound in stone mortar, squeeze out natural juice, keep dregs.
Take one non-boring soap pod, remove strings, dip in juice, slow-roast until yellow and juice absorbed. Put dregs back in jar, roast until charred but preserved nature, grind to powder, store in iron container. Take 3 qian, mix with one cup of plain water, let stand for three days. Apply before bed; hair turns black naturally.
Wuzhi Gao turns black instantly upon application.
Fresh Walnut Husk, Fresh Sour Pomegranate Peel, Black Mulberry Fruit, Han Lian Cao (Ecliptae Herba), Fresh Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix).
Extract juice from each in season, sun-dry in porcelain bowl into cakes, grind to powder, mix. Dilute with alkali water, add small amounts of Ming Fan (Alumen) and Shi Yan (Salt) to form a thin paste. Apply using standard dyeing methods.